Our Name
ChristWay Community Church is a name of purpose. As a church of believers, our primary purpose is to lift up the name of Christ. “Christ” is first in our name to reflect that He is preeminent in our mission and purpose. “Way” reflects our desire to be true followers of Christ. To be true disciples, we must follow Christ for that is the way of the cross.Our Affiliation
ChristWay Community Church is a cooperative church with the Southern Baptist Convention.Our Strategy
ChristWay will encourage spiritual development by connecting people in small group environments. In order to become an authentic community of Christ we recognize that Sunday morning worship environments are not the most conducive context for accountability, belonging, and care. Therefore, ChristWay will strive to move it’s attendees through, but not out of, our large group congregational worship into a small group context where we feel real authentic life change can occur most easily.Our Distinctives
ChristWay will be seeker aware in our approach to ministry. We will seek to be sensitive to the needs of those who attend our services by trying to create excellent and relevant environments that are conducive for the Holy Spirit to work most effectively. We will be proactive in removing all potential obstacles but the cross (the message of Christ). We will seek to be a place where the hurting and confused can find love, acceptance, help, forgiveness, guidance, and encouragement. We will have seeker events. These events are designed for people who may be seeking answers concerning God. These people will have the opportunity to come and learn in a non-threatening environment.However, ChristWay will NOT be a seeker driven church. We will seek to be Savior sensitive in our worship. For seekers cannot worship the Living God. We will seek to represent a holy and righteous, yet loving and forgiving God in the worship of our church. We will uphold a high standard of Christian living while answering the question of why for those seeking answers.
ChristWay will seek to become a spirit-filled church. We will value spirit-filled music and preaching/teaching of the Word of God. We will value joyful and celebrative praise and worship. We will use the latest technology to communicate but will not compromise the message.
ChristWay will be an Elder governed and equipped church. Members will be free from unnecessary maintenance meetings to perform ministry. We will embrace ministry teams for the effective execution of ministry. Every member will be viewed as a minister and expected to participate in group life as well as Strategic Service teams.
ChristWay will utilize covenants to uphold the highest integrity and accountability for membership and ministry.
Our Core Values
Biblical Authority
The Bible is God’s Word to us. It is divine, authoritative, infallible, inerrant, God-breathed, and truth without any mixture of error. ChristWay will uphold the authority of Scripture. We will seek to apply timeless truth in timely ways without compromising accurate interpretation of the text in its original context.Personal Integrity
ChristWay will value authentic Spirit-led living. Christ’s desire is that His body be the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Mt. 5:13-16). We are to live by the power of His Spirit and allow His life to be formed in us (Gal. 5:16-25).Intimacy with God
ChristWay will value intimacy with God. This is an important value because it affects two important functions of the healthy church: prayer and worship. The Christian life is an intimate relationship with God. It is this personal relationship that transforms our lives into His likeness. ChristWay will value this intimate relationship and seek to develop passionate, fully devoted followers of Christ. (Vital Relationship #1)Authentic Community
ChristWay will value authentic relationship within the body. We will seek to become a Biblically functioning community of believers who reflect His love before a watching world. (Vital Relationship #2)A Passion for the Lost
ChristWay will value the intentional building of relationships with the lost. A healthy church must have the heart of God, and God’s heart beats for those who are lost. ChristWay must properly understand God’s great salvation, embrace the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ as the atonement for the world’s sins, and see herself on mission with God to reach the world with the Good News. Reaching the lost is to be a priority at ChristWay. (Vital Relationship #3)Disciple-development
ChristWay will take seriously the mandate of Christ to “make disciples” (Mt. 28:19). The goal of ChristWay will be that every newborn Christian becomes a mature, faithful follower of Jesus Christ.Discipleship is more than knowing God’s Word. Discipleship is living God’s Word and mentoring others in God’s Word!